Protocols
protocol (?), n. (F. protocole,LL. protocollum, fr. Gr. ? the first leaf glued to the rolls
of papyrus and the notarial documents, on which the date was written;
prw^tos the first (see Proto-) + ? glue.)
1. The original copy of any writing, as of a
deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
Burrill.
2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an
instrument or transaction.
3. (Diplomacy) (a) A
preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried
on. (b) A convention not formally
ratified. (c) An agreement of diplomatists
indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a
negotiation.
protocol , v. t. To make aprotocol of.
protocol , v. i. To make or writeprotocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols.
Carlyle.
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